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NORTH' PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 18195,.;
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The Great Closing '
Out Sale at the
BOSTON STORE
Mr. Pizer has left for the Eastern markets to
purchase his Fall and Winter stock. He left in
structions to sell everything in stock Begaedless
of Cost, as we need the room for the new goods.
The sale will commenceMBW""
WEDNESDAY, AUGfUST 7TH,
and continue until the 25th inst.
READ OUR PRICE-LIST :
Dry Goods department 21 yards best unbleached Muslin
for $1 ; only one dollar's worth to each customer.
The very best Gingham at 5 cents per yard.
We have forty remnants of Henriettas, in all colors, for
mer prices ranging from 35 to 60 cents per yard, select your
choice at 224 cents per yard.
All Summer goods that are left over are going at your
own price.
Shoe department We expect to receive thousands of
pairs in a few days, and therefore must have room.
We still have a few tan and black Oxfords, former prices
from $2.25 to 3-25, 3'our choice marked on our table at 1.35.
Ladies' fine Shoes, with patent tips, former price from
$2 to 2.25, going at this sale for 1.45,
One lot Men's Straw hats to close out at 3 ets. each.
Boy's Waists, we still have some on hand, former price
25 cents, must now go at 124 cents; 50-cent waists at 25 cts.
75-cent waists at 38 cents.
We still have a few Men's Shirts, former price 50 cents,
now going for 25 cents
Hoping to see you all, we are
Yours for Great Bargains,
M
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NORTEC PLi.TTE, NEB.
Capital, -Surplus,
E. M.
A General Banking
BHOE SALE
Otten
Shoe
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FRIGES GUT IN TM0,
JJff order to swap shoes for money we will offer onladies1
.ine Ludlow Shoes,
7 ' Regular price $4,00 to $4. 75, at $3.00. ' .
Here is a chance to have a fine shoe for a little "money.
All our Men's $3.50 Shoes at $2.25.
All our Boy's fine lace and button shoes, the best made,
&2.50 Shoe at $1.Q5 $1 .65 Shoe $. . -
A rge line of Ladies', Misses' and Childreh'-s flippers
yill be sold at prices that will
gave you 1-3 to 1-2 of your money.
phiidren'i Shoes., the best gpqds that money canNhuy, will
'"fee slaughtered at the same rate.
-" ' Otten's Shoe Store.
LITEST JL3STJD PEED STABLE
(Qlci "csxs. Doran Stalale.)
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fSPNorthwest corner of Courthouse
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THE BOSTON STORE.
$50,000.00.
- $22,500.00
F. IiEFLANGr, Preset.,
1 aBTHTJR McNAMAEA,
Cashier.
Business Transacted.
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Comfortable 33igs3
kmmhWm for tc; Farming Public.
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THE QUESTION -SOLVED.
How Good Crops may be Raised
on our Upland Farms During
DryVears.
A. SUBJECT OF. VAST IMPORTANCE
TO LINCOLN COUNTY.
MrvH. "W. Campbell, a practical far
mer, has, by a Eeries of experiments in
western Nebraska, western Kansas and
eastern Colorado during the seasons of
1891 nnd 1895, discovered a method of
cultivation that bids defiance to drouths
and successfully raises good crops in
these arid regions without the aid" of ar
tificial moisture.
Hie method consists of deep plowing
and sub-soiling from twelve to sixteen
inches deep, and by the use of proper
implements the Bubsoil is firmly packed
leaving a blanket or covering of finely
pulverized soil, which for about two
inches deep, is by frequent cultivation,
kept dry and thus becomes a non-conductor
and prevents the moisture in the
6oil beneath from being carried off by
evaporation.
The shallow cultivation under this
method requires little power. One team
can easily operate a cultivator eleven
feet wide and cover thirty acres a day.
In raising small grain by this method,
the grain is planted by a drill in rows
fourteen inches apart and eighteen
inches apart where the horses have to
walk, and the spaces between the rows
is cultivated frequently until the grain is
large enough to shade the ground. The
results from this method of cultivation
have been a complete success under the
most adverse circumstances, The fol
lowing report from experiment station at
Madrid, in Perkins county, Nebraska,
shows the result there of this method
this season:
"Here we have only corn this year.
This field of twenty-two ,acres was
plowed about the 21th of May about
eight inches deep and immediately
packed with the surface packer. At this
time there was no perceptible moiBture.
The corn was planted the last of 3Iay.
About two inches of the surface was
kept loose and dry by cultivating the
field two inches deep every five to seven
days, just in proportion to the tempera
ture. The hotter and drier the atmo
sphere the oftener we cultivated, and
every time it rained the surface was cul
tivated again, and following thereafter
every five to seven days.
"On the 29th of J uly we made a care
ful investigation of the moisture in this
field and we found three feet of excessive
moisture; that is, any part of the three
feet befor the two inches of cjry mulch
one could take tle soil and moisten his
hand by pressing it to gether, and it was
moist six 'inches deeper. The corn was.
about four and one-half feet high, with
very broad leaf and a remarkably green
color.
"Adjoining this field, was a piece of
listed corn put in about the same time.
It showed goad care, for there was not a
weed in sight. This corn was about
eighteen inches high, its leaves narrow
with a yellow-green color, and only about
ojght inches of moisture. Below this it
was dry and hard, Stdl farther east
and adjoining the listed oorn was a piece
of wheat sown quite early. It was head
ed out and only about ten inches high.
Here we found practically no moisture,
although there was a half inch fall of
water the evening before.
"From here we went to another field
where the same instructions were parried
out except in h,atf- of the field the packer
was not used. Wnere the full plan was
carried out practically the same condition
existed as was found in the first field as
to moisture, but on the part where the
packer was not used,, but otherwise
treated the same, the moisture had not
gone d.owti over fourteen, inches, and this
was slightly drier,
"Our readers must bear n mind that
the Madrid, Neb., station is 3,600 feet
above the sea, and the Akron, Colo.,
station about 800 feet higher; therefore
the air is much drier than the average
western climate, where the general alti
tude is only about 1,500 feet. One of
the objects ill selecting these locations
in the driest portions o.f the so-called dry
belt, as well as at these high altitudes,
was to proye more clearly the truthful
ness of our claims aa to the possibilities
of controlling the moisture; by proper soil
tillage," '
The following letters from well known
and reliable gentlemen bears testimony
to the wonders aocqmplish.e4i-
Hqjrege, Neb., July 29, 1895. Mr.
U. W. Campbell, Sioux City, la. tDear
Sir: I visited last week atMadrid,Neb.,
your experimental station, where I saw
what convinced me that moisture can be
retained by proper methods of cultiva
tion in this western country sufficiently
to insu.ro profitable. cropT yields.
To be ablej as I did,' to .see moisture
retained sufficient to moisteth.e grqund
so it would stick, to. a, spade thirty inches
down and, support, as it did, a luxuriant
growth of corn, where an adjoining piece
of corn, free from weeds, cultivated as
UBual, could Bhow only traces of moisture
ten inches down, and a piece of wheat
could hardly shpw traces of rpoisture
anywhere. It had. prsctioally all evapor
ated. I could not resist the conviction
thatryour investigations had been suc
cessful.'
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That you have found a method of cul
tivation that will retain moisture that is
simple enough to be practical I cannot
doubt.
Feeling the importance of euch knowl
edge being generally diatritittted, I. shall
do all I can toward .htvuig our farmers
try it and hope to be- ableto try it thor
oughly myself. Yours truly,
" C'W.'McCoNAuaHT.
Madrid, Neb., July 26, 1895. -Mr. H.
W. Campbell, Sioux City, la. Dear Sir:
Acting under your suggestions I have
examined carefully for the depth of three
feet in ground which we have prepared
under your instructions, aad find, two
inches from the surfacei or directly be
low where we have kept the dirt mulched
to, plenty of moisture to the depth of
three feet and six inches, while in land
adjoining, prepared in the old way, we
found ahout three inches of moist -dirt,
this probably due to one-half inch fall of
water last evening; then the ground was
hard and almost impossible to penetrate,
although this ground was plowed early
in the Bpnng.
I am thoroughly convinced that with
the deep plowing, packing the ground,
then keeping the surface mulched, you
cannot only retain moisture already
there, but absolutely draw more from
below.
On the 26th day of June we had quite
a good rain. The following day, June
27th, I took samples ofcdirt ; inthe ground
prepared under your system, which
tested in Washington, D. C, 15.96 parts
water, while in the other ground, pre
pared in the ordinary way, we had 21.73
parts water. Two days later, June 29,
we had in the former 11.28, a loss of 1.68,
while in the latter ground we had 10.43,
a loss of 11.30 in exactly two days, which
shows conclusively that with nroDer
mulching of the ground the moisture
can be retainod.
Corn growing under this system is
looking fine, a good stock und excellent
color. It certainly seems to me when
this system is fully carried out (as is
now demonstrated on this land) that the
moisture line can be continually carried
deeper and the futuro of this country isj
solved. 1 am, sir, very truly yours.
C. H. Beaumont.
Mr. Campbell is publishing a monthly
paper called "Western Soil Culture" at
Sioux City, Iowa, devoted to this method
of cultivation thnt ought to bo in the
hands of every frrraer in Lincoln coun
ty. The above rapport f the .experi
mental station at Madrid is taken from
the August number. Further reports
from thi&and otheist&-kma will appear
iu the later numbers.: - '
T. C. Patterson.
To the Teahera-of Linooln County.--Dear
Friends: Will you permit me
to address you personally through the
columns of the newspapers?
I want to thank you for the very kind
and cordial paper th.at was handed me
after the clpso of the -institute. The
burden of the responsibility of my work
always presses heavily upon me at this
time. I am always -qopfscious of many
mistakes and failures pn my part, and
such a sincere and unanimous expres
sion of appreciation and. support from
my teachers is very precious. It i'b the
beet autograph album I ever possessed.
I do not think, however, that it is best
to be a candidate for re-election. a There
are many things in my work that I shall
give up with regret, but I have felt for
some time that I must practice what I
have tried to. prea.ch to you, that is, that
if wo expect to "keep up" in educational
work we must study, and that has
seemea almost an impossibility here.
After January I shall probably go either
to California or Ohio for special study
before en:teripg other' school work.
One of the very pleasantest features
of my work here has been the fact that
my office ia not considered a political
oqe, l nave naa tno most cordial sup
port from teaobers and school officers,
regardless of party, and I most sincerely
hope that that sentiment will be con
tinued. From the school officer in the
country district u,p tp, the Chancellor of
th.0; yniversity our educational interests j
ought to be entirely removed from poli
tics, and I most earnestly ask the teach-1
ers in the campaign tbls (all to foster
that sentiment, and tp work, as far as
this office is concerned, simply and en-,
tirely for what in their best judgment
seems to be for the. highest educational
interests of Iiincoln county.
Sincerely, -
Mary E. Hosfoed.
Party Patriotism.
Ed. Tribune; As thetime for select
mg men to fill our comity offices, is near
at hand, we as republicans cannot be
too careful in choosing good Qftdefifcteut
pen.
The party contains many men who
have stood for the purty and its princi
ples from the time they first became
voters, in the dark days of the party's
existence, when, local populism was
rampant and abroad ii the country. And
from tho rank and file of the party
should its officers be chosen. Of course
Tve invite all good citizens in to our
ranks and are glad to have them come,
VUX Wis? W?,P.? knocking at the
fSPAJfcJtea door at this late hour must.
NEW
Ble'gantiney- Bress Goods at Kennie's. Handsome novelties
in Fine Dress Goods cheaper than ever before offered. ? . . -
In our Shoe department we offer special inducements. .--dies'
and Gent's Fine Shoes at Rennie's this week at 25 off.
RJENINTIE'S. HElNTlSrilC'S,
not expect to receive office upon the
mere announcement that they are repub
licans of the deepest dye. A man's vot
ing record ought to and will show his
past party aflilliation.
Lot us as republicans not try to build
up the, party by choosing- forxour stand
ard bearers men who liock to our linos
when an office is in sight, but rather
choose from among our many men who
have a record of voting as they shot
Let us be patriots to our party and its
staunch supporters.
Yours for republican victory,
One op the Boys.
Nebraska Notes.
The sugar company at Norfolk has
decided to use crude oil instead of coal
for fuel.
Red Willow county has "eight thous
and acre3of alfalfa and will more than
double the acreage next season.
A Wayne man by the name of Thomp
son received a jail sentence of thirty
days as a penalty for beating his wife.
S. Kolly, of Hastings, has purchased
350 head of cattle in Cherry county,
which he will feed for the spring market.
Thurston county farmers are receiving
letters from their Illinois friends asking
it they can supply their demand for hay
this fall.
A man at Pender teaches novices to
ride a bicycle without breaking their
necks. His. rates are 31 a term, no ride,
no dollar.
. A. C. Miller, a farmer living near Lex
ington, was adjudged insane and taken
to Norfolk. 4 sunstroke some years ago
was the indirect cause.
Green precinct, Deuel county, has a
movement on foot to organize an irriga
tion district for the purpose of testing
the artesian well scheme.
A Furnas county ball player named
Sprango was hit in the face by a "liner"
and lost a part of the upper maxillary
bone and many hours of sleep.
A wave of reform has swept over Sid
ney and everything except the hotels is
closed so tight on Sundays that the
doors can't be pried open with a crow
bar. The body of a man was found on upper
Horse creek in Banner county, which is
supposed to be ths remains of William
Lewis, a prominent ranchman of that
place.
Plattsmouth is a well-behaved city.
Only three arrests were made in July,
and the police think the boys run in
muBt have acquired their jags across the
river in Iowa.
A depraved toad at Lexington
attempted to swallow a sigar fsnipe"and
choked to death. The Pioneer finds in
this circumstance a valuable moral lesson
far the young consumers of narcotic
poison.
Orator W. L. Greene was buncoed the
other day by a farmer, who traded him
a span of. balky horses for a team of
honest old stagers. Green tried to trade
back, but the farmer drove him off the
place with a" pitohfork.
H. W. Lloyd, a farmer living two and
a halt miles from Union, Cass county, is
farming out the water from his well at a
big profit. The water contains soma oi
the elements of eternal youth and sick
people drink it for thB u.n getting
well .
.ohn Ustbloom or iroiK county tooK a
tumble that nearly cost him his life. He
was driving rapidly along tho road from
Marquette to Stromsburg when the
kingbolt broKe and he was thrown sev
eral feet in the air, landing on his head.
It split his nose, cut his tongue nearly
in two, briisd his face and rendered
him insensible for several hours. He is
recovering by easy stages.
The Nebraska weather-crop report
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for the week ending; last Tuesday is as
follows: The week opened with hot
weather and southerly winds, followed
by showers on the 8th and 9th. The
temperature for the week as a. whole
FALL
The Greatest
and 'Best
Line of Clothin
Gents'
Greatly
bmmOTHLNG m
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MOST o DELICIOUS o COFFEE o IN THE o WORLD?-'
SPURR'S
REVERE
HARRINGTON & T0BIN, SOLE
averaged three degrees above the normal
in the eastern part of the state, and
slightly below normal in the western.
The rainfall was heavy over the eastern
half of tho state, except in the extreme
northeastern corner. Elsewhere it was
light except in limited localities. Severe
local hail storms accompanied the rain
and did considerable damage in some
places. The corn has suffered consider
able damage from the hot weather in
the central portion of the state, and in
tho southeastern section the area over
which the corn has suffered serious in
jury has been somewhat extended dur
ing the past week. The rains in the
northeastern section came generally be
fore serious injury had occurred. In
the southwestern portion of the state
the ground is still moist from previous
rains and the corn is in excellent condi
tion . The rains in the eastern portion
of the state the last of the week have
very generally revived the pastures and
have been very beneficial to the late
crops.
The French government has paid a
groat compliment to the ability of our
ship-builders, by ordering the immedi
ate construction of two vessels as nearly
a duplicate of the Columbia, the famous
American flyer, as they can be made in
the absence of our exact plans. They
are to be known as. "crolseurs corsaires"
or pirate cruisers, and, notwithstanding
the criticisms that have been passed
upon the Columbia because of her light
battery, these French cruisers will have
still Bmaller caliber guns, the largest
being but 6.5 inches, as against eight-
inch guns for the Columbia.
The state fair managers are in high
spirits over the fair prospects. Every
thing is shaping up to their satisfactibn
The alfalfa palace is now placed under
the supervision of G. H. Hervey, wko
J will correspond with .all alfalfij, growers
mm isd.HaH
GOODS
Furnishing Goods7
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes,
in Fact Everything,
Wearing Apparel:
-IS GOING AT-
Reduced Rates
-AT THE-
WEBER & V0LMER,
MOCHA"
AND
ACTS; NORTH PLATTE, NEB-
and solicit exhibits for this department.
Western states are asking for space in
the alfalfa palace for their mining and
mineral exhibits. Space in this build
ing is above par already and the season
for entry has scarcely opened. The
alfalfa palace is the new and novel fea
ture for the fair. World Herald.
CALLS FOB CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
The republican committeemen of the
13th judicial district are hereby called
to meet at Chappell, Neb., at 2 o'clock p.
m., on Saturday, Aug. 17th, 1895, for the
purpose of calling a convention for the
nomination of a republican candidate for
the office of judge of the 13th judicial
district, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly como be
fore the committee.
Dated July 29th, 1895.
H. M. Grimes, Chairman.
F. P. Morgan, Secretary.
Headquarters IjUicoln County
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publican Central Committee,
North Platte, Neb., Aug. 1, 1895.
There will be a meeting of the repub
JAVA
lican county central committee of Lin
coln county, Nebraska, Aug. 17th, 1895,
at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Courthouse in
in the city of North Platte for the pur
pose of deciding the ratio of representa
tion upon which to elect delegates to the
next county republican county conven
tion; to determine the date and where
the primaries in each precinct shall be
held for the selection of the delegates to
said county convention; to determine the
date and place of holding the next coun
ty convention, and to transact any other
business that may come before the com
mittee. The attendance of every mem
ber of the committeeis expected,, anch
each committeeman shouj be prepared:
to make a report aato.the. political, con-
dition of his.preqinct.
W. C. Elder, Chairman
Con.JF; Schariiann, Secretary
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